States » West18 Jun 2025 | 1:33 PMMumbai, June 18 (UNI) The Maharashtra government has mandated Hindi as a compulsory third language for students in Classes 1 to 5 across all Marathi and English medium schools, triggering immediate backlash from Marathi language advocates who accuse the state of a "backdoor imposition."
The directive, issued on Tuesday by the School Education Department, forms part of implementing the 'State Curriculum Framework for School Education 2024' under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
see more.. 18 Jun 2025 | 12:16 PMSolapur, June 18 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, Solapur Police apprehended three inter-district criminals linked to eight serious offences, recovering stolen valuables worth Rs 12 lakh,an official confirmed on Wednesday. .
see more.. 18 Jun 2025 | 12:08 AMKolhapur, June 17 (UNI) The Hindu Rastra Samanvaya Samiti (HRSS) has strongly demanded a ban on a 'Gaza-Palestine Solidarity Rally', scheduled at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on June 18 (tomorrow), saying it will likely create an unrest in society.
see more.. 18 Jun 2025 | 12:03 AMMumbai, June 17 ( UNI) The Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) has taken action against 150 school buses in the last five months for violating rules including the fitness certificates of the bus and collected a fine of Rs 3.71 lakh from them.
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17 Jun 2025 | 11:38 PMSangli (Maharashtra), June 17 (UNI) Union Minister of state for Social Justice Ramdas Athavale has said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) president Sharad Pawar should join with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the development of the country.
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17 Jun 2025 | 11:12 PMMumbai, June 17 (UNI) In run-up to the local bodies elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) has received a major setback after four corporators of the party from Nashik district joined the rival Shiv Sena (Shinde) group on Tuesday in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde here.
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17 Jun 2025 | 10:29 PMMumbai, June 17 (UNI) Captain Sumit Sabharwal who was among 241 victims on board ill fated Air India Flight 171 that crashed near Ahmedabad airport on June 12, was cremated in crematorium at Chakala in suburban Andheri on Tuesday.
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17 Jun 2025 | 9:24 PMNagpur, June 17 (UNI) An employee died, and six others were injured in a massive explosion at a pharmaceutical company in Bhilgaon of the district on Tuesday.
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17 Jun 2025 | 8:58 PMMumbai, June 17 (UNI) Police in neighbouring Navi Mumbai city have registered an offence against two people for allegedly systematically extorting Rs 43.46 lakh from a local spa owner over a five-year period through threats and intimidation, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
see more..17 Jun 2025 | 8:25 PMPune, June 17 (UNI) Following tragic collapse of the Kanthmala bridge over the Indrayani River in the district, which resulted in four deaths and 51 injuries, district collector and chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority, Jitendra Dudi, on Tuesday directed officials to follow set guidelines issued by the district administration during the disaster.
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17 Jun 2025 | 8:24 PMMumbai, June 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshvardhan Sapkal today lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, asking whether it was now going to give notorious don Dawood Ibrahim a chance to join the party, with Sudhakar Badgujar, who is allegedly linked to Dawood, having joined the BJP.
see more..17 Jun 2025 | 6:55 PMPune, June 17 (UNI) The Sambhaji Brigade on Tuesday demanded that the Maharashtra government should hold a high-level inquiry into the Kundmala bridge accident and suspend inactive officers immediately.
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17 Jun 2025 | 6:25 PMMumbai, June 17 (UNI) The last rites of Sumeet Sabharwal, Captain of Air India flight 171 en route to London's Gatwick airport which crashed in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff on June 12 killing 241 on board were performed in Mumbai on Tuesday with his grief-stricken father bidding a tearful farewell to his son before the cremation.
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17 Jun 2025 | 6:12 PMPune, June 17(UNI) Southwest Monsoon has further advanced over some more parts of North Arabian Sea and Gujarat and remaining parts of Vidarbha, more parts of Madhya Pradesh; most parts of Chhattisgarh; remaining parts of Odisha; some parts of Jharkhand; entire Gangetic West Bengal and remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and some parts of Bihar.
see more..17 Jun 2025 | 6:06 PMPune, June 17(UNI) Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over north Konkan and Goa and ghat area of Madhya Maharashtra.
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